Ray Manzarek Dead At 74

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was 74. At the time of his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Dorothy Manzarek, and his brothers Rick and James Manczarek.

Ray founded The Doors with Jim Morrison in 1965. The band recorded six albums with Morrison including the final LA Woman in 1971. Read more at Noise11.comand TMZ.com.